Hey wild roses!

(I have decided to call you wild roses, because they’re the prettiest and purest thing that exists on this planet and they’re the only thing I think about lately besides this blog).

I suppose that we all already know how hard it is to enter the fashion world, mostly if you’re aware of all the competition we have and all the paranormal beauty standards that are being required. Nevertheless, nothing is impossible, if you feel like you we’re born for something you have to fight ‘till the end. You only live once and you have too stop seeing life as something hard, Enjoy every moment!

Today I will explain in the simplest way how to start a career as a model and which steps should be taken to avoid closed doors.

Before we start, you need to find your style.

What is what you like most of this world: the commercial activities, fashion shows, artistic works, specific topics (anime-like, for example). This won’t only make agencies find you quicker, it will also guide you in the right way during the process (there’s a difference between entering any jungle to seek for some fruits than going to a specific place to search for mangoes, if you already know you want the mangoes, you only need to know where to find them). That example was very weird but I still think it explained the point pretty well.

Moreover, you should be careful when starting off your career with a specific style, because maybe doing one job will limit you to try other jobs in the future. For example, if you’ve worked at modelling jobs without any censures or that indulge to try drugs, it’s probable that you’ll be denied when casting in the future for jobs with a younger public.

A look book is like a portfolio with a bunch of pictures thought to send to agencies, companies that are seeking for models, castings, etc. You can get inspired with my posts POSE LIKE A MODEL PART 1 and POSE LIKE A MODEL PART 2where I show some tricks and tips to pose and how to avoid certain mistakes while posing.

Try always having variety when sending out the pictures, shooting more than one session will make your look book look a lot more professional and will also make you look more multifaceted.

It may be possible to be your own model and your own agent, but the advantages of being part of an agency are infinite: they know a lot more than you about fashion jobs, they have a lot more contacts and they will be there as an intermediate to defend and support you in any circumstance.

Don’t get down if an agency rejects you, remember that it’s difficult to find your niche and it’s possible that your style simply doesn’t fit what the agency is seeking for. There are tons of agencies in the world and though an agency could turn you down today, they may want you tomorrow.

You must be alert for any casting that may show up sent by your agency, even if you find one outside, tell your agents and sign for anything you can. It’s very probable that you won’t always be selected in the castings, but going is incredibly important. To familiarize with them, and to get yourself exposed to the judges, they may not need you for this job, but they will remember you for others in the future.

Remember, Doutzen Kroes, has even been bullied in castings because they said her face «wasn’t symmetric», and look at her, her attitude is an inspiration for thousands of people in the world. Gisele Bundchen, another queen that had been refused in almost 40 castings before starting her first job. They are pure inspiration.

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And I don’t mean stop eating and exercise to death until you look like a stick. The models in size 34-36 aren’t in this world to make us aspire being like them physically. It’s the body type they have decided to parade at catwalks. Fashion shows exist to show off clothing, therefor, skinny models are chosen so that the attention is on the outfit. Actually this isn’t something that should be judged, however, it happens every day.

Keep yourself in shape, eat healthy, all the fruits that the Earth has to offer, exercise as much as you can, because it’s incredibly good for you. Pamper your body, dedicate some time to hydrate your skin and to sunbath. You’ll even notice it in your state of mind, it’ll change your life although your intentions aren’t being a model.

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Maybe not everybody will agree with this point, because many models do the opposite, they don’t mix their career with their private life. However, I’m totally into social media. I love them, they’re an optimal way to expose your jobs of any kind, to share your photographs with an infinite public, agencies, companies, etc.

Despite that, you have to be careful and shouldn’t believe everything that happens in social media. In my case I get contacted minimum twice a week to do some «jobs» that turn out to be sloppy or unpaid jobs, out of context messages or even stalkers. Agencies are always the solution for this.

Having the tranquility of being able to trust in your agencies to do your jobs is a big advantage.

This point isn’t last because of being the less important one, because it’s completely the opposite.

You can’t even imagine how important it is to love yourself before entering this world. It’s the job where they’ll reject you the most of all jobs. There are many cruel people that’ll try to sink or get the worst out of you, but if you’re strong and don’t give up, you’ll be able to leave aside all those negative critics. In almost all model interviews, the common motto is: learn from the constructive critics and remove the destructive ones, that way you won’t only not feel down for being judged, you’ll even better yourself every time some one does it.It’s a win win. 😉